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Issue #38
Issue #38
February 16, 2023 | Issue #38
Good evening. Welcome back to another issue of Spannr.In this week's newsletter:❄️ An ancient Slavic ritual... to boost your healthspan?📢 This week's funding announcements🧠 The brewing mental health & longevity relationship📚 Good reads from around the web
Longevity Retreat for the Brave
Despite all of the modern advances in our society today, there are many natural practices that not only boost healthspan but are also clinically proven to prevent disease.Two examples are heat and cold exposure for the human body.Saunas, which involve exposing the body to temperatures up to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and neurocognitive disease. Ice baths, which have recently surged in popularity, have been shown to decrease inflammation, aid with sleep, and help with focus.Both saunas and cold baths have been used by nearly every culture worldwide, dating back thousands of years.However, there is one group of people that took the hot and cold exposure to another level.The Scythian people, who lived in the modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia region, are known to have been the first documented to practice banya. Starting around the 7th century BC, banya is a process where you alternate between a sauna and an ice bath for several hours.But it’s not just exposure to extreme temperature changes.As detailed in our latest story, there is far more to the banya experience...
Morphoceuticals, a biotechnology company using AI-guided electroceuticals to regenerate limbs, repair tissues and regenerate organs, closed an $8 million Seed-2 funding round led by Prime Movers Lab and initial investor Juvenescence
LongeVC Joins Freedom Biosciences’ Funding Round For Psychedelic-Powered Mental Health Care
LongeVC's recent involvement in a funding round focused on psychedelic research highlights the growing interest in the connection between psychedelics and longevity, particularly in relation to mental health.If you're looking for a reminder of the potential advantages that psychedelics could offer in terms of both mental health and longevity, take a look at these articles:
🎥 How to Prevent Almost ALL Disease – with Dr. Andrew Steele (Medlife Crisis)
Longevity analysis identifies 8 key social factors (The Harvard Gazette)
Financial planning tends to overlook longevity, a factor that can far exceed life expectancy (WSJ)
This biohacking company is using a crypto city to test controversial gene therapies (MIT Technology Review)
Unlocking the Science of Healthy Aging (Brunswick)
Meet The Muslim Female Physician Scientist Working To Extend The Health Span Of Emiratis (Forbes)
Lithium Is Linked to Lower Mortality (Lifespan.io)
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